Duck Butter

  • 2018


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Positive Reviews 26
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.4/5
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3.1
Its a very intimate, radical idea based on the belief that we waste our best moments in a relationship getting comfortable with someone, and letting f .. Rogerebert
2.5
The movie makes your average mumblecore mumblefest sound like Preston Sturges. Variety
2.0
But theres just so much of it, so much sex that it ultimately has a numbing effect, like a lo fi entry in the Fifty Shades franchise. The Guardian
3.1
Its an honest portrait of sex, its complications and messy corporeal qualities.
3.0
In this pressure cooker environment, and fuelled by a lack of sleep and plenty of pot, the girls personalities cant but help escape. Screen Daily
4.5
But as a sensorial experience, Duck Butter is not easily forgotten. Vulture
2.5
But its appeal is narrow and given the increasingly exciting and varied landscape of LGBT cinema, Duck Butter barely makes it on the map. The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
If you dont fall in love with at least one of the two, your attention can spiral into impatience or stray into indifference. The New York Times
5.0
An instant classic... a truly fresh and modern relationship movie, a portrait of two women who collide, spectacularly, for a moment in time.
1.5
Im still hopeful about Shawkats screenwriting career especially since her performance always feels so genuine, adding substance to an otherwise deflat .. Village Voice
3.1
Acting and chemistry arent enough and, as appealing as Shawkat and Laia Costa are, the material isnt strong enough to captivate for the full 90 minute .. ReelViews
4.5
Total honesty with one another.Its all a lot harder than one might think. Decider
3.5
At times cloyingly precious, at other moments very sexy, Duck Butter succeeds on the talent of its two terrific lead actresses. Film Journal
3.5
Its focused on the quest for intimacy, but misses the shades and colors that might give it dimension. Npr
3.5
This unconventional film, shot largely in real time and with an improv heavy script, manages to recreate reality within an alternative, undeniably cin .. Slate
4.5
Theres a tension thats undeniable, and youre rooting for their survival, but you arent necessarily expecting it. Film Inquiry
2.5
Laia Costa and especially Alia Shawkat give it some impressive effort performance wise, but their characters budding connection is as meandering and w .. Film Inquiry
3.5
And while there are touching moments throughout the story, it didnt fully coalesce as an empathethetic narrative. Observer
2.5
The hope of building a strong and lasting relationship on the basis of a sex game is the core of this emotionally intense but psychologically facile d .. New Yorker
3.0
Arteta is especially sharp at turning genre and plot devices on their head, finding dark comedy in morally ambiguous territories. The Film Stage
3.5
While the dialogue is revealing it lacks weight and contains far too many cliches, making the actors fully responsible for delivering a moving story. Birth Movies Death
3.5
The intimacy the film is demanding of its characters it asks of its audience, too, and as you get drawn into whatever is happening between Naima and S .. Pajiba
3.0
As sexually open as it is, the film is also emotionally vulnerable. The Play List
4.0
But despite a promising emotional climax, Duck Butter abruptly ends without a satisfying follow through. Film
4.5
This is something that is certainly seen through the performances of both Shawkat and Costa. Solzy At The Movies
3.0
Duck Butter is clever without being all that hilarious, and personal without being all that revealing. Film Avclub
1.5
At times cloyingly precious, at other moments very sexy, Duck Butter succeeds on the talent of its two terrific lead actresses. Film Journal International ..
3.0
The film throws a ton of philosophies of living in the now in your face and albeit some of it is preachy, it hits its mark more often than not. Rendy Reviews
4.5
The song doesnt turn out that great but something about it really appeals to Naimas no compromise attitude. Third Coast Review
3.0
Duck Butter gets props for its creative story, for its queer women centered storyline (with Mae Whitman, Hong Chau, and Kate Berlant in supporting rol .. Bust
4.5
I couldnt help comparing Duck Butter to another movie about an affair between two women thats also opening this week, Disobedience. The Muse Jezebel
4.0
And the production value of this movie is excellent, dizzying even. Auto Straddle
1.5
Both Costa and Shawkat have intoxicating chemistry that makes the film worth watching. However... even though the story is intentionally simplistic, i ..
1.5
The film suffers from a seemingly improvised style that is not fleshed out enough to sustain its few emotionally powerful moments. Gay City News
4.5
The movie is almost entirely conceptual. Its not one for the history books. Still, it left such a warm spot of admiration in my heart after it was all .. Narrative Muse



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